First look at Shailene Woodley's 'Divergent'
August 23rd, 2013
05:20 PM ET

First look at Shailene Woodley's 'Divergent'

It's only 20 seconds, but we'll take it!

MTV has released a teaser of Shailene Woodley's new movie "Divergent" ahead of the full trailer's unveiling during Sunday's Video Music Awards.

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Where 'Game of Thrones' meets 'Hunger Games'
August 23rd, 2013
05:00 PM ET

Where 'Game of Thrones' meets 'Hunger Games'

Natalie Dormer is moving from one deadly "Game" to another.

The 31-year-old actress has been cast alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth in the two-part finale of "The Hunger Games" saga, "Hunger Games: Mockingjay."

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Filed under: Game of Thrones • Hunger Games • movies • television
Lee Thompson Young's funeral to be held at Hollywood lot
August 23rd, 2013
04:25 PM ET

Lee Thompson Young's funeral to be held at Hollywood lot

Lee Thompson Young's memory will be honored at one of Hollywood's most legendary locations.

According to TMZ, the actor, who was found dead of an apparent suicide on Monday, will be remembered at a funeral held at Paramount Pictures' studio lot on Friday.

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Aziz Ansari to write a book about modern love
August 23rd, 2013
10:26 AM ET

Aziz Ansari to write a book about modern love

We always assumed the wisdom of Aziz Ansari was priceless, but for one publisher it might be worth a few million.

According to reports, Penguin Press has secured a book on "modern courtship" from Ansari - and rumor has it the deal was made for around $3.5 million.

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Filed under: Books • Celebrities • television
While you were working ...
August 22nd, 2013
06:45 PM ET

While you were working ...

Today's news you might've missed:

  • Apparently Randy Jackson just can't quit "American Idol." Even though the original "Idol" judge said he was done earlier this year, new reports are circulating that the dawg may be back in the house as the new mentor, replacing Jimmy Iovine. [Deadline]
  • Bradley Cooper might switch gears from churning out potential award-winners and grab a voice role instead. Rumor has it he's in talks to voice Rocket Raccoon in Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy." [THR]
  • Kendrick Lamar has a new reason to celebrate beyond laying out the entire hip-hop community in a single verse: his album "good kid, m.A.A.d. city" has officially gone platinum. [Billboard]
  • Meanwhile, Brandy recently struggled to fill a stadium of 90,000 in South Africa. The singer was scheduled to give a surprise performance, but after seeing that only 40 people were in the audience she hung up her mic two songs into the set. [Telegraph]
  • If you're going to marry a rock star, make sure you put the good stuff in the pre-nup agreement. After divorcing Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, Stephanie Gonis is reportedly going to keep $5 million and Bob Dylan's hair. [TMZ]

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'Law & Order: SVU' tackles Trayvon, Paula Deen cases
August 22nd, 2013
06:24 PM ET

'Law & Order: SVU' tackles Trayvon, Paula Deen cases

"Law & Order: SVU" plans to turn the controversial Trayvon Martin and Paula Deen cases into primetime TV.

Executive producer Warren Leight tells Entertainment Weekly that the third episode of the 15th season will feature a story that combines the two trials that launched heated debates about race in the U.S. this summer.

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